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[TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Master - 09-20-2016
Stranger Things
Drama, Horror, Mystery
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What is it about?
When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.
Why do you recommend it?
When Netflix showed me the trailer for this series, I immediately knew I was going to like it. I absolutely adored the movie Super 8, and this felt like a nod to that with a few variations.
Stranger Things did not disappoint. From the very beginning, we were sucked into it with a tense opening scene that set the stage for what sort of series this was going to be. We're introduced to the characters one by one, in a way that makes us understand that each of them is going to eventually play a role in the outworking of the plot. I initially thought that Hopper was going to be a character that I disliked, but that wasn't the case. He was human and flawed, and I loved how his backstory was revealed little by little, up until the last episode, when we saw the culmination of what made him into the man that he was. I thought Winona Ryder did brilliantly as a strained, anxious, just-a-little-shy-of-emotionally-unstable mother of a lost child. And all of the kids were phenomenal in their roles, but I especially appreciated Millie Bobby Brown's performance as El/Eleven. She didn't have much dialogue, and most of her acting was done with her body language, her eyes, and her facial expressions, and it was absolutely brilliant.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Inori - 09-20-2016
I never made the connection to Super 8 (which is easily one of my favorite movies ever), but I totally see it. The plethora of awesome references in Stranger Things (DnD in the first episode, for example) is just icing on the cake.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - mothered - 09-20-2016
Now this Is my kind of movie.
Despite the fact that I don't have the time to watch movies/TV, I'll certainly keep this In mind.
Appreciate the In depth review.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Despised - 09-20-2016
This might be something for me. Appreciate the review.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Customer - 09-20-2016
I'm addicted to this show.
Spoiler:
Do you know how hard it is to not rewatch? I'm trying not to get jaded too quickly because S2 isn't until 2017.
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RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Pendejo - 09-21-2016
I was looking for a TV Show to watch so this one came up first on netflix everytime so I gave it a shot. From the first episode it sucked me in. Loved it. I have to say though, that it's like watching a big movie in many episodes.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - Gaspard - 07-06-2017
I'm looking for something to watch, i think 'i'll try this one.
RE: [TV Show Review] Stranger Things - ultracool - 07-07-2017
Something new thanks for the review. I will definitely check it out